Tuesday, June 21, 2011

CORONA ORDERS LIVE WEBCAST OF MASSACRE TRIAL


by Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News

Chief Justice Renato Corona has ordered the Supreme Court (SC) Public Information Office (PIO) to provide a live video webcast of the Maguindanao massacre trial following the high court's ruling granting the live broadcast of the same. The high court said this will allow viewers worldwide to access the proceedings, and without interruption.

"With this, the Maguindanao Massacre trial will be accessible to viewers worldwide, continuously and without interruption. Once a scheduled trial is in progress, it can be immediately viewed by simply accessing the SC website using computers or mobile internet devices, including cellphones equipped with required software," the high court said, in a statement. [ FULL STORY ]